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TOP NEWS
Citing Medical Needs, Yemeni Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia
By ROBERT F. WORTH
President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for treatment a day after being wounded in an attack, Saudi officials said. News reports point to the vice president as Yemen's acting leader.
For the Jobless, Little U.S. Help on Foreclosure
By ANDREW MARTIN
Programs already plagued by delays and poor participation were not designed to fully address unemployment, now the primary cause of foreclosures.
Temperature Rising
A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself
By JUSTIN GILLIS
As global warming puts stresses on farmers feeding a growing world population, financing to develop new crop varieties and new techniques has been slow to materialize.
Slide Show: Protecting the Food Supply
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Green Blog: Damaging the Earth to Feed Its People
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I will arrest him, kidnap him, record his confessions. Then I will kill him if the judiciary does nothing."
JASIM AL-AJILI, a Shiite Muslim in Iraq, on an Qaeda member who he says killed his two nephews.
Business
Makers of luxury goods for cats and dogs displayed their wares at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando.
Opinion
Windows on the World
Op-Art: Eden in Alberta
By MARINA ENDICOTT and MATTEO PERICOLI
An illustrator and a writer interpret the view from a window in Edmonton, Alberta.
WORLD
Israel Braces for Clashes During Border Protests
By ISABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM
Three weeks after fighting erupted, more marches are planned on the anniversary of an Israeli victory.
Syrian Tanks Move in on City as Thousands Mourn Protesters' Deaths
By LIAM STACK
Thousands took to the streets of Hama, the site of a government massacre in the 1980s, to honor at least 65 protesters killed by security forces the day before.
Mourning a Boy, Crowds in Syria Defy Crackdown
The Lede Blog: Video of Syrian Funerals and Demonstrations
NATO Begins Helicopter Attacks in Hopes of Ending the Stalemate With Qaddafi
By JOHN F. BURNS
NATO officials have said they regard the introduction of attack helicopters as potential game changers in a conflict that has shown signs of settling into a stalemate.
House Rebukes Obama for Continuing Libyan Mission Without Its Consent
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U.S.
Efforts to Ban Circumcision Gain Traction in California
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Activists are promoting circumcision bans for minors in San Francisco and Santa Monica, and Jewish groups see a real threat, likening the measures to bans in Soviet-era Russia and Eastern Europe.
Drug Makers' Feared Enemy Switches Sides, as Their Lawyer
By DUFF WILSON
Michael K. Loucks, arguably the nation's most influential prosecutor of health care fraud, has emerged in recent months as zealous a corporate defender as he was a prosecutor.
Drug Can Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Says
By ANDREW POLLACK
A drug now used to prevent recurrences of breast cancer can also prevent it from occurring in the first place.
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POLITICS
Obama Retools 2008 Machine for Tough Run
By JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERG
President Obama is hoping his campaign machinery can overcome high unemployment and a fractured coalition.
FiveThirtyEight: What Do Economic Models Really Tell Us About Elections?
A G.O.P. Hopeful Gathers Momentum as More Voters Like What They Hear
By KATE ZERNIKE
If few people think Herman Cain can win the nomination, he is satisfying voters' desire to fall in love with a candidate.
Edwards Case Casts Spotlight on a Long Reclusive Donor
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Rachel Mellon, the 100-year-old widow of philanthropist Paul Mellon and one of the richest women in America, is ensnared in the protracted scandal surrounding John Edwards.
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BUSINESS
'For the Dogs' Has a Whole New Meaning
By ANDREW MARTIN
The pet industry has proved remarkably resilient to the downturn, as humans buy gourmet meals and bottled water for dogs.
Slide Show: Products for Pampered Pets
Discuss Pet Nutrition on the Well Blog »
DealBook
The Curious Case of Nelson Obus
By SUSANNE CRAIG
Nelson Obus's case has become one of the longest-running civil actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission in recent memory, but he refuses to settle.
Novelties
Bend Me, Shape Me: The Heavy-Metal Version
By ANNE EISENBERG
Researchers have found a way to solidify metal alloys into a range of shapes, as if they were plastic, and possibly cut manufacturing costs.
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TECHNOLOGY
Greentech
Batteries That Can Multitask
By STEVEN ASHLEY
Engineers are looking into building electric vehicles with carbon composites that can also serve as batteries. The materials could make the vehicles lighter as they also provide extra electricity.
Energy Storage Graphic
Ping
Focusing on the Social, Minus the Media
By JENNA WORTHAM
A start-up, Grubwithus, tries to connect people the old-fashioned way: over dinner.
A Stream of Postcards, Shot by Phone
By JENNA WORTHAM
Instagram and other mobile photo-sharing applications are attracting investors and millions of users.
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SPORTS
Canucks 3, Bruins 2 (OT)
Burrows Strikes In Overtime To Put Canucks In Command
By BOB MACKIN and JEFF Z. KLEIN
Alexandre Burrows, who was at the center of a biting incident in Game 1, scored the decisive goal in overtime as the Canucks took a 2-0 series lead over the Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals.
Malhotra Returns From Injury and Helps Buoy Team to Win
By BOB MACKIN
Vancouver Canucks' center Manny Malhotra returned from a career-threatening eye injury to give his teammates a spiritual lift to start Game 2.
Yankees 3, Angels 2
C. C. Sabathia Makes Himself at Home on the Road
By BEN SHPIGEL
The Yankees' left-hander won his fourth consecutive start, helped by home runs from Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano.
Box Score
Inning by Inning
A Magnificent Seven of Pitchers Have Thwarted Jeter
Slide Show: Confounding Jeter
Bats: Hughes Takes Baby Steps
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ARTS
Modern Is Modern Is ...
By HOLLAND COTTER
San Francisco exhibitions a block apart explore Gertrude Stein as an art collector and as half of a public gay union.
The Fierce Art Patronage of the Fierce Steins
Abroad
For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Bolstered by the Arab Spring and coming elections, Kurds in Turkey are pressing longstanding claims for broader parliamentary representation and more cultural freedoms.
Defiant Showman Demands His 'Wow'
By JASON ZINOMAN
Guy Laliberté, the chief executive of Cirque du Soleil, prepares to open three huge shows before the end of the year.
Timeline: Cirque du Soleil's Rise
Photos
ArtsBeat: Not Your Brothers' Circus
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NEW YORK / REGION
A Chronicler of the Art-Vandal Underground
By ALAN FEUER
Tod Seelie, a Williamsburg photographer, captures some of the city's most unusual and arresting underground happenings.
Slide Show: The Work of Tod Seelie
In Queens, New Mothers and Old Asian Custom
By FLORA LEE PEIR
An Asian tradition of a month in healing seclusion for new mothers and infants has taken root in New York.
Sunday Routine
Dave Valentin
Hanging Out With Cool Cats
By DAVID GONZALEZ
The jazz flutist Dave Valentin lives in the Bronx, and as a boy thought he could win over a girl who played the flute if he played it, too.
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MAGAZINE
Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man
By BARRY BEARAK
In a shantytown near Johannesburg, an angry mob committed a horrifying crime that was caught on video.
Life and Death in Diepsloot (Graphic Video)
The 6th Floor Blog: Picturing Mob Violence
Can Bill Simmons Win the Big One?
By JONATHAN MAHLER
He became the most popular sportswriter in America by championing the fan against the powers that be. Now that he's got his own magazine and a blank check from ESPN, he is the powers that be.
Bulb In, Bulb Out
By ANDREW RICE
A 100-year old technology that is essential to modern life is about to be snuffed out. Yikes.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial
Sticker Shock
That much pollution? And it costs how much to drive?
Editorial
Overlooking Oversight
Congress's renewal of expansive Patriot Act investigatory powers omitted needed safeguards.
Editorial
John Edwards, A Cautionary Tale
The self-destruction of former Senator John Edwards is yet another cautionary tale of hubris when honesty is the only acceptable option.
Editorial
Drinking In the Draught of June
It would be nice to decant some early June when the sun hasn't shone in days, when the temperature
reaches triple digits, whenever the weather or anything else gets you down.
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OP-ED
Op-Ed Columnist
An Archbishop Burns While Rome Fiddles
By MAUREEN DOWD
An Irish Lone Ranger gallops past a recalcitrant Rome to rescue Catholic sexual-abuse victims.
Columnist Page
Op-Ed Columnist
Advice for China
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
What would a Chinese government official write home about the Arab Spring?
Columnist Page
Op-Ed Columnist
Our Fantasy Nation?
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
If Republicans seek a country with low taxes, little regulation and traditional family values, I have the perfect place for them. Body armor suggested.
Columnist Page
Blog
Op-Ed Contributor
A Real Economic Meltdown
By ROBIN ROMM
The Silver Lining pawn shop's golden age.
Op-Ed Contributor
I Met My Future at the Mall
By ANN HOOD
After the flood, a community starts over.
Op-Ed Contributor
Learning to Read on Zero Dollars a Day
By ANTHONY DOERR
Cutting teachers is one thing. But librarians?
Op-Ed Contributor
Not J.R.'s Kind of Town
By BEN FOUNTAIN
Saving an old theater to find the real Dallas.
Op-Ed Contributor
The Death Sentence That Defined My Life
By MARK TRAUTWEIN
I still have AIDS, but I've stopped planning my funeral.
Op-Ed Contributor
The Next Outbreak
By JEFF BENEDICT
America has failed to keep up with the threat from new E. coli strains.
Letters to The Public Editor
Choosing Words: How Careful Is Too Careful?
Readers respond to recent columns.
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ON THIS DAY
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.
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